Acetonides of alpha-monoglycerides of 4 - (2&#39;-carboxyphenylamino)-chloroquinolines



United States Patent O Int. Cl. C07d 33/52 US. Cl. 260-287 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Acetonides of a-monoglycerides of 4-(2'-carboxyphenylamino)-chloro-quinolines of the formula OH; CH, I wherein one X is chlorine and the other X is hydrogen. The invention also relates to novel anti-inflammatory and analgesic compositions.

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 523,911, filed Feb. 1, 1966, now abandoned.

STATE OF THE ART In copending, commonly assigned United States patent application filed on even date with the present application, there is described a process for the preparation of the a- Inonoglyceride of 4-(2' carboxyphenylamino)-8-chloroquinoline which possesses analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity in which the acetonide of a-monoglyceride of 4- (2-carboxyphenylamino)-8-chloro quinoline is produced as an intermediate. It has now been found that the acetonide of Formula I possess anti-inflammatory activity and a remarkable analgesic activity.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide the novel acet-onides of the a-monoglycerides of Formula I.

It is another object of the invention to provide novel anti-inflammatory and analgesic compositions.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel method of relieving pain and inflammation in mammals.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become obvious from the following detailed description.

THE INVENTION The novel compounds of the invention are selected from the group consisting of the a-monoglycerides of 4- (2-carboxyphenylamino)-chloro-quinoline of the formula wherein one X is chlorine and the other X is hydrogen.

The acetonides of the a-rnonoglycerides of Formula I are conveniently prepared by reacting 4,7- or 4,8-dichloroquinoline with a lower alkyl anthranilate to form the corresponding 4-(2-carb-o lower alkoxy phenylarnino)-7 or 8-chloro-quinoline and subjecting the latter to transesterification with glycerol acetonide in the presence of an alkaline agent such as sodium amide or sodium to form the corresponding acetonide of the ot-rnonoglyceride of 4-(2-carboxyphenylamin o)-7 or 8-chl0ro-quinoline. The reaction scheme is illustrated in Table I.

1% 0a, CH, wherein R is lower alkyl of 1 to 7 carbon atoms and one X is chlorine and the other X is hydrogen.

The novel analgesic and anti-inflammatory compositions of the invention are comprised of at least one acetonide of the a-monoglycerides of 4-(2'-carboxyphenylamino)-chloro-quinolines of the formula wherein one X is chlorine and the other X is hydrogen, and a major amount of a pharmaceutical carrier. The compositions can be used for the treatment of muscular pains, articular or neurotic pains, toothaches, rheumatic disturbances, zona, migraines and febrile and infectious conditions. The compositions may be in the form of injectiable solutions or suspensions, in ampules, in multi-dose flacons, in the form of tablets, coated tablets and suppositories prepared in the usual manner and may be administered orally, rectally or transcutaneously.

The method of the invention for relieving pain and inflammations in mammals comprises administering to the mammals an effective amount of at least one acetonide of the a-monoglycerides of 4-(2-carboxyphenylamino)- chloroquinolines of the formula OOHr-CH-OHz wherein one X is chlorine and the other X is hydrogen. The usual individual dose is 0.10 gm. to 0.40 gm. and 0.60 to 1.50 gm. per day in the adult weighing about 150 pounds depending upon the method of administration.

In the following examples there are described several preferred embodiments to illustrate the invention. However, it should be understood that the invention is to be limited only as defined in the appended claims.

Example I.Preparation of the acetonide of the a-monoglyceride of 4-(2'-carboxyphenylamin0)-8-chloro-quinoline Step A: Preparation of 4-(2'-carbomethoxyphenylamino)-8-chloro-quinoline.-15 gm. of 4,8-dichloro-quinoline, prepared according to D. S. Tarbell, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 68, 1277 (146), were introduced into 75 cc. of 2 N hydrochloric acid and after 11.5 gm. of methyl anthranilate were added thereto, the mixture was heated for 3 hours at reflux with agitation. Then, the reaction mixture was cooled in an ice-bath for 1 hour and vacuum filtered, and the residue was washed with water to obtain the hydrochloride of 4-,(2'-carbomethoxy phenylamino)-8-chloroquinoline.

To obtain the free base, the said hydrochloride was dissolved in 200 cc. of ethanol and after 50 cc. of concentrated ammonia were added thereto. The solution was then cooled in an ice-bath. The precipitate formed was vacuum filtered, washed with ether and dried. After recrystallization from ethanol, 13 gm. of 4-(2-carbomethoxyphenylamino)-8-chloro-quinoline, having a melting point of 183 to 184 C. were obtained Step B: Preparation of the acetonide of the a-monoglyceride of 4 (2 carboxy-phenylamina)-8-chloro-quinoline.-43 cc. of glycerol acetonide were added to 30 cc. of anhydrous toluene and the solution was heated to a temperature of 120 to 125 under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The water-toluene azetrope was distilled 01f, then the toluene was removed by distillation under vacuum. After cooling the solution to a temperature of 70 C., 130 gm. of sodium amide were introduced therein and the solution was heated for 1 /2 hours at about 90 C. Then, the temperature was lowered to 60 C. and 10.4 gm'. of 4- 2-carbomethoxyphenylamino -8-chloro-quinoline were introduced into the solution, which was heated under vacuum for 5 hours at about 80 C. The resulting solution was cooled and poured into a water-methylene chloride mixture (10:1), and agitated and decanted. The aqueous phase was extracted with methylene chloride and the extract was washed With water, dried and distilled to dryness. The residue obtained was triturated with petroleum ether, filtered, vacuum filtered and dried to obtain 12.5 gm. of acetonide of the a-monoglyceride of 4-(2'-carboxyphenylamino)-8-chloro-quinoline, after which recrystallization from ethanol, had a melting point of 115 C.

The product obtained was insoluble in water and ether and soluble in acetone, benzene, chloroform and in hot ethanol and hot isopropyl ether.

Example II.Preparation of the acetonide of the u-monoglyceride of 4- 2'-carboxyphenylamino -7-chloro-quinoline 5 gm. of sodium amide were added to 1,000 cc. of anhydrous glycerol acetonide heated to to C. under agitation while a stream of nitrogen was allowed to bubble through the solution which was then heated for 1 /2 hours at about to C. The said solution was cooled to about 60 C. and then 500 gm. of 4-(2-carbomethoxyphenylamino)-7-chloro-quinoline, prepared according to the process described in US. Patent No. 3,174,972, were slowly added to the solution with agitation. Then, the reaction mixture was progressively heated until a temperature of 80 C. was attained, and the heating was maintained at that temperature for 5 hours. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was cooled and poured into a mixture of methylene chloride and water (1:14) and the mixture was agitated for about 15 minutes after which time the organic phase was decanted. After the aqueous phase was re-extracted with methylene chloride the organic phases were combined, filtered, washed with water and distilled to dryness to obtain the acetonide of the a-monoglyceride of 4-(2'-carboxyphenylamino)-7-chloro-quinoline. The residue was triturated in petroleum ether, filtered, vacuum filtered and to obtain the said acetonide which had a melting point of 108 C. after recrystallization from ethanol. This compound is not described in the literature.

PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY Analgesic activity The test employed was based on the fact noted by Koster et al. (Fed. Proc., 1959, 18, 412) according to which the intraperitoneal injection of acetic acid provoked repeated characteristic movements of stretching and twisting per sisting in mice for more than six hours. Analgesics prevent or suppress this syndrome which is an exterior manifestation of a diffuse abdominal pain.

A solution of 6 parts per thousand of acetic acid in water containing 10% of arabic gum was employed and the dose releasing the syndrome in mice under these conditions was 0.01 cc./gm., being 60 mg./kg. of acetic acid. The analgesics were administered orally to groups of five mice, which had not beed fed for 24 hours, a half hour before the intraperitoneal injection of the acetic acid. The stretchings were observed, noted and counted for each mouse and then additionally by groups of five, during a period of observation of fifteen minutes immediately after the injection of acetic acid. The average number of stretchings observed on the control groups of five mice during the period of observation indicated, was established at 406 per group.

The acetonide of the a-monoglyceride of 4-(2-carboxyphenylamino)-7-chloro-quinoline which was administered in the form of an aqueous suspension diminished the number of stretchings in a fashion obviously proportional to the doses utilized, as shown in Table II.

Arzalysz's.Calculated for C H O N Cl (percent); molecular weight=412.86: C, 63.99; H, 5.13; N, 6.78; Cl, 8.59. Found (percent): C, 64.1; H, 5.1; N, 7.1; CI, 8.6.

This compound is not described in the literature.

The data of Table II shows that the effective ED dose for the acetonide of a-monoglyceride of 4-(2-carboxyphenylamino)-7-chloro-quinoline is about 30 mg./ kg. Using the same test procedure, the effective ED dose for the acetomide of ot-rnonoglyceride of 4-(2'-carboxyphenylamino)-8-chloro-quinoline was about 5'0 mg./kg. which the analgesic ED dose for aspirin is 160 mg./kg. in the same test.

Anti-inflammatory activity 5 Test of the edematized paw in the rat.The test consisted in administering to rats weighing from 160 to- 170 gm. in a single injection 5007 of naphthoylheparamine in Table III shows that the 40% active dose (AD is about 2.0 mg./ kg. for the acetonide of a-monoglyceride of 4-(2-carboxyphenylamino)-7-chloro-quinoline and about 50 mg./ kg. for the acetonide of ct-monoglyceride of 4-(2'- carboxyphenylamino) -8-chloro-quinoline.

Various modifications of the composition and method of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit or scope thereof and it is to be understood that the invention is to be limited only as defined in the appended claims.

10 lalm: the a oneurotlc ad of a osterior aw in order to ro- We c k f f p H p t d 3 1. An acetonlde of a-monoglyceride of 4-(2'-carboxy- V0 6 e Orma 0 an m Ff my 6 e phenylamino)-chloro-quinoline of the formula products tobe studied were administered orally one hour before the injection. The maximum circumference of the ITIH- tWo posterior paws was measured two hours and three hours after the injection and the difference between the I COOCHZ (|3H EH circumferences of the two posterior paws of each animal X I u I I n I (paw having received the in ection of naphthoylheparl \N amine and the intact paw) served to evaluate the extent X OH; CH; of the inflammation. The measure of the inflammation wherein 0116 X is Chlorine 9 the F X is hydrogenin the treated rats was expressed in percentage with refjf fi P of clalm 1 Wherem the X m the posi ion is c orine. erence to those oilthelcontrol animals. The results are 3' The Compound of claim 1 Wherain the X in the summarized m Ta 5 I position is chlorine.

TABLE III 10 mgjkg. 20 mg./kg. mg./kg. 100 rug/kg.

2hrs. Bhrs. 2hrs. 3hrs. 2hrs. 3hrs. 2hrs. Shrs. Products after after after after after after after after Acetonide oi ct-monoglyceride of 4-(2- earboxyphenylamino) 7-ch1or0quin0line 23 -0 43 72 57 50 Acetonide of a-monoglyceride of 4-(2- earboxyphenylamino) 8-ehloroquinoline 1 6 16 1 63 45 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS DONALD G. DAUS, Primary Examiner US. Cl.

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